The Weeki Wachee River is an invaluable feature in Hernando County, driving tourism, employment, and renowned for its waterways as a prime recreational destination in addition to being a first magnitude Outstanding Florida Spring. Join us for the Weeki Wachee River Summit on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 9 am—1:30… Read More
The Little Mermaid Jr. is a stage musical based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen about a mermaid who dreams of the world above the sea and gives up her voice to find love. Read More
The Spring Lake Memorial Classic is held on Florida’s toughest, most scenic racecourse in scenic eastern Hernando County, Florida. But don’t let the majestic trees and peaceful setting fool you – these are some of the toughest hills in Florida! All three courses take participants along shade tree-draped roads and… Read More
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Let’s gather to celebrate 10 years of NatureCoaster.com and enjoy a beautiful day on the Upicktopia Farm from 2-9 pm on April 6, 2024. Proceeds will benefit the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation while we enjoy art, food, wine, and music in a rural, relaxing setting.
Get your VIP All-Inclusive tickets and join all the fun and food – or go a la carte to meet your schedule!
Join us for a painting party under the pavilion as the first part of our NatureCoaster.com 10th Anniversary Celebration from 2-4 pm where we will be led in creating our own Nature Coast painting to support the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation by Autum Proctor of Traveling Art Parties.
Autum has created a one-of-a-kind painting to support the Corridor’s work and celebrate 10 years of NatureCoaster.com connecting people to the best of Florida’s Nature Coast. A donation of $25 and an RSVP is requested to join the paint party. This is recommended to be an adult activity and has limited availability.
We will have outdoor games, like cornhole and Giant Jenga, hula hoops, and more for attendees of the NatureCoaster.com 10th Anniversary Celebration while the painting is going on. Do you prefer to pick fresh berries and vegetables on the farm? Get out there and pick strawberries and veggies to your heart’s content. All you have to pay for is what you pick.
At 4 or so during the NatureCoaster.com 10th Anniversary Celebration, we will enjoy the amazing blues music of the Sarasota Slim Band until 6 pm, with an open dance floor under the pavilion roof, or maybe you prefer boogying out in the fields. Sarasota Slim began playing the blues in the 1970s, with international fame in the 1990s when he made several records (CDs) for the Appaloosa Label in Italy and toured throughout Europe and the southeastern U.S.
He is a Florida native with a love for people, the blues, and the beauty of natural Florida. His musical influences vary wildly from current Latin pop to the old-school blues greats. While playing with local bluesmen James and Lucky Peterson, Slim had the door opened to many opening act opportunities – including Bobby Blue Bland, Little Milton, Gatemouth Brown, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Johnny Winter and Gregg Allman.
Diane Bedard, Florida’s Original NatureCoaster, is proud to call Gene Hardage a friend and is grateful to have his band celebrate her business’s 10th anniversary.
Stop into Suzy’s Kitchen or the Masaryk Winery onsite for great food and wine. Masaryk Winery offers free wine tastings to guests and Suzy’s Kitchen creates food crafted from fresh-grown produce from the farm (don’t skip dessert). Both are available any time during the event!
At 6:30, we will learn more about the Florida Wildlife Corridor and see the latest short documentary film, O2O: Path to Connection, followed by a panel Q&A. The 2023 expedition featured three veterans from three branches of the military who undertook a 57-mile exploration of the Florida Wildlife Corridor from the Ocala to the Osceola National Forests.
The core of the Expedition involved a 4-day journey which included paddling a section of the Ocklawaha River as well as biking/hiking segments through the Florida National Scenic Trail. The Expedition highlights the health and wellness opportunities of the Corridor as well as the importance of working lands, state lands, and military installations to statewide connectivity.
Then we will learn more about how we can help establish and protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor and wrap things up with a song and a prayer.
There will be a Silent Auction to benefit the Corridor Foundation at the NatureCoaster.com 10th Anniversary Celebration and VIP All Inclusive Tickets are available for $75 and include the paint party, music and dancing, a bbq dinner box with dessert and water, iced tea, The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation film, O2O: Path to Connection, Q & A Panel discussion, a festival t-shirt, and a raffle ticket to win a pontoon day or sunset cruise for up to six from the Freedom Boat Club (a $450 value).
$10 General Admission Donations include outdoor games, live music by the Sarasota Slim Band, and a donation to the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation. Food and drink are available for purchase at the event.
$5 raffle tickets will be sold onsite for the Pontoon Cruise donated by the Freedom Boat Club. You do not have to be present to win.
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